Throat pain and lpr
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I don't know what to do anymore. After 2 weeks on famotidine, the pain on my throat is still there. I have been on PPI's and they made my throat more sore. Famotidine decreased the pain but how long will it take to resolve the LPR symptoms completely? Help!
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laurie75846 shugirl14164
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I also experienced most of my reflux symptoms in my throat. The acid would inflame the tissue and constrict my esophagus. One treatment that helped was dilation of my esophagus during an upper endoscopy. I also recently had a nissen fundoplication to tighten the esophageal sphincter and prevent acid from refluxing into my throat. I am so sorry that your symptoms have such an impact on your quality of life. I hope you find just the right treatment to resolve your problems.
mack_1946 laurie75846
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debbie75601 laurie75846
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laurie75846 mack_1946
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The fundoplication has helped and I think it would even more so if I didn't keep indulging in things like coffee and beer. The recovery is challenging because of the restricted diet but you get past it. For anyone with throat symptoms who hasn't otherwise found relief, I would at least advise checking into it.
Best of luck
laurie75846 debbie75601
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Please see me reply to Mack about the surgery. Whenever I've had the dilation, it has always been done during an endoscopy. I would definitely ask your doctor about it beforehand.
Best wishes
papote53 mack_1946
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and basically become your own case manager - Primaries are suppose to do this but they don't have the time because they overbook patients
just in case someone cancels. I believe a computer can do a better job than a Doctor when it comes to evaluate your symptoms plus a computer can check the data with the other specialist and give you an accurate diagnostic and not just just what is directly related to them. In the past becoming a Doctor was about helping people, now is how much $$$ they can make. Sure, their is always a few good Doctors left but you would have to move to another town to find them. ;-(
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